Machine for measuring, marking, and rolling cloth.



v No. 657,428. Patented Sept; 4. I900.

R. uvmes'rou & w. BODGER. MACHINE FOR MEASURING, MARKING, AND ROLLING CLOTH.

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(Application filed Jan. 12, 18 98.)

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No. 657,428. Patented Sept. 4, I900. R. LIVINGSTON & W. RDDGER.

IIIAcIIINE FOR MEASURING, MARKING, AND ROLLING CLOTH.

(Application filed Jan. 12, 1398. (No Model.) 5 Sheets-Sheet 2.

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No. 657,428. Patented Sept. "4, 4900.

.- R. LIVINGSTON 8|. W. RUDGER.

MACHINE FOR MEASURING, MARKING, AND ROLLING CLOTI'I.

(Application filed Ian. 12. 1898.)

(No Model.) 5 Sheets-Sheet 3.

N 'vsu-roas \N ROBERTLWINGSTON ILLIAM OD ER BYMMMM M THEIR/I-TTORNEYS THE "cams #rrzns co. rum-mums. msumerqmnic.

- Patented Sept. 4, I900. R. LIVINGSTON &. W. RODGER."

MACHINE FOR MEASURING, MARKING, AND ROLLING CLOTH.

(Application filed Jan. 12, 1598.)

(No Model.) 5 Sheets-Sheet 4.

|NVENTOR$ Wu essw. Rosem' Lwmasrou \NIILIHMRODGER AW M THE! R/IJToR-NEYs.

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No; 657,428. Patented Sept. 4, I900.

R. LIVINGSTON &'W. RDDGER. v MACHINE FOR MEASURING, MARKING, AND ROLLING CLOTH,

(Application filed Jay. 12, 1898.) (No ModeI'.) 5 Sheen -Sheet 5.

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1 -D STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT LIvINes 'ro I A NDlWILLIAM RODGER, or DYSART, SCOTLAND, AS- SIGNORS TO SAID LIVINGSTON,I WILLIAM JOHN NORMAND, or EDIN- BURGH, AND PATRICK HILL NORMAND, or ABERDOUR,ISCOTLAND.

j MACHINIE FOR MEASURING,VMARI ING,AND ROLLING CLOTH.

SPECIFICATION forming partof Letters Batent No. esmeaeetea September 4, 1900.

Application filed January 12, 18:98.

To atZZ whom it may concern.- I

and WILLIAM RODGER, subjects cf the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, and residents of Dysart, county of Fife, Sc0tland,\have in-A vented certain new and useful Improvements Marking, and Rolling Cloth, ofI-lwhi'ch the following is a specification. v If This invention has reference to an improved construction of machine for measuring, mark ing, and rolling cloth.

i in an improved combination of mechanismfor, measuring, markinggand rolling cloth com prisinga covered measuring-roller, type-car rying wheels, a disk-wheel carrying turn r; I als for fractions'of a yard, brake mechanism, Y an adj ust-able cloth-Winding reel, and tension zodevices. I II p I I In order to enable others skilled in the art. to which our invention relatesto understand how same may be carried into practice, we have hereuntoappended explanatory drawings, in which the same letters of reference are used to indicate corresponding parts in the several figures where shown. I

Figure l is a side elevationof a machineas constructed in accordance with our improvements, said figure looking from the starting si'deof the machine. Fig. 2is a corresponding view looking from the driving side'of the machine. Fig. 3 is an end elevation correspondingto thesefigures. .Figs. 4, 5, and 6 3 5 are views of wheels used for marking the component parts of a yard,and Fig. 7 is a detached edge view of a single wheel formarking yards and half-yards. Fig. 8 shows relevation and plan detached views of the pres- 0 sure-pad that is fixed to the covered roller. Fig. 9 is a plan view of a simple form of reel on which the cloth is rolled. Fig. 10 is a view of the adjusting end I of I same. plan view of tension device, and Fig. 14 shows the actuating'pawl and toothed'disk attached I to same. Figs. 15 and 16 are diagram views tion, of the type-wheel. in and Relating to Machinery for Measuring, j I

and half-yard pads. dial for indicating the length 0f cloth meastired in themachine. I I 9 Referring to the drawings, the motion for The improved machineessentially consists yconveyed from the driving-pulley F andthe drawing-roller I on the same shaft with the I driving-pulley to thefwood covered roller A 65', I I by the cloth itself-thatis,the cloth is passed of cloth passed through the machine.

1 Serial No. 666,427. (No model.)

I showing how the movements are I applied;

Be it known that'we, ROBERT LIVINGSTON g'built-up roller with the stamping-pad, this roller being shown in section and partly cut Fig. .17 represents the type-wheel and the away. Fig. 18 is a side view, partly in sec- Fig; 19 represents a side View of part of the built-u p roller, partly in section, showingthepositions' of the yard Fig. 20 represents the the marking and measuring mechanism is betweenthe drawing-rollers I I and then onto ,thereel G, there being sufficient tension between the rollers II to pull the cloth through, thus causing the roller A to revolve.

The 76 reel G is driven fromthe driving-pulley F by means ofthe pulleys and beltsg g. Figs. 15 and 16 show diagrammatically the travel of the cloth and relative positions of the parts.

A frameA carries a train of wheels with dial and pointer, which wheels are driven by means of the wormA on one end of the shaft of the rollerA engaging with worm-wheel A of the train of wheels for indicating the length 80 For the purpose of indicating the number of yards passing through the machine a counter of ordinary construction may be used (see Fig. 20) with dial a, having graduated dlVlsions on same marked from 0 to 100, a pointer indicating the numbers to the attendant. The frame A, with the counter mechanism, is made to lift out of gear by a handle a, so as to bring the worm-wheel A out of gear with the worm A which is on the shaft of wood-covered rollerA, to permit the wheels B and B being brought around to zero again, and the frame A is then lowered to its former position. A type-wheel 0 is mounted on a shaft B, placed parallel over covered roller A, 5 said shaft B being driven by suitable wheelgear B B' to give the required speed on types. This wheel 0, Figs. 17 and 18, is divided into one hundred eqnal parts, into whichn urn eials are cast or seelii ed. i En gaging with these nil-.

q Iherals atevery revolution ofthe covered roller A, which is exactly one yard in circumference,

Fig.8) securelyfixed on the coveredirol-lelfj A iFigs. 17 aiid I and 'b'GtWfigWhiGH the n'i1 nerals the cloth is cemp ssgd sufm I I ciently ll '0" leave ithe impression" of the ffig'ftlifes 5 'clearly at 'thef'elndflof' eachyard; Thefraer" tions of a iyard are marked byy means Of;

; r 7 b n vl d h p Lr. at ve-ms iionlon thecoveredi-yardrOllerfAf' ffraction used; "After each piece (if v fjotlier. material has been run throng'h jthe fii 'ehir egitgisne'cessaryto reset the: type-whee r rd-1omher a f re n Wheel B 'asjsh'o'wn i'n dotted: lines 'Fig; :3, and as m ueh'asvvill enabletheioprato to brakeswh'eeliE ,"is 'keyemfso that the men 'l H ant/has the clothfentirely under c'ontrolwheng 7 gnearingjthe en'dof the p'iece. The leverlE",

ma be operated from either endlof-"thevm --:,1- f-- Ghin6. t i s.

'ILWh Ug JS measured 'orm'arkedya reeltG (shown; He 1 1 d tachedin Eig's. "11' fai d 12) is'placed parallel to andatalowerl'ev'elthanthecovered roller]; CA, andthis reeltisformedjwith arms 'G,*it-' ff tended nearly. the fnll "breafithfof the Em -4'' h e'g Th T lr "G ve byp lfifif!) -jjsandl beltsgf ironithe en'd 'of the drawingroller A.g"lhis1ree1"G has, beenv constructed with'the sef radial arms G for two reasons: I ,first,fas aYreadymeansof adj usting jatain-oa ,ments notice theldiameter'of reel that-'rnay" be requ'ired tols iit goods to'be rolled? This. is ajccomplished by's'lacke'ning nuts G- of joint pieces at disk erigiwo'f meal and vfixing to size j I yyanted oblong slots Gi'being provided for this purpose;i,for each arm G, andvbya slid-I" *fromtheselug-pieces to the arms G radial isa,pro 'ject.ing lpad C, (shownis'eparately in gin g brass bush G with suitable lilg-piecega-nd j ng or sliding this br ass' piece alorig'theshaft Gxthe" aifms Gare extended and compressed 'atwill, and to secure arms in any position ffsin'all set-screws ,G have onlyto be tightened upfAft-er the cloth rolled on; the; reel -th'ese smalllset-ser'ews are slackened5-when t iweightof cloth isf'suflieientto compress ana 'pnfsli the {brass bu h along the I aftiflhe reel" tl'ien} takesga cone-shaped g-form and ni akes if perfectlyeasy for the opigs. and ,fi iilidiawhia nd hree pm i ix munjd on th'q iv tje toajgs-uitabl posi- 0 1 ms fi fl 0 pbortflthe [weight Of (310th and; reel when e do a ms arebroughrmthe 0- stent-ing-pnlley. 91$; This steiitingp fl'ley.Igf s rrin fon'. stud? carried onagbe'll' o'ran k lever gfijwhic'h is rum connected to v the set- JtheFre'eI-"GWhen" swtiill'g fbutof "the end bush 9' f rom beingv putin motionwhen the cloth 'isinthe-proeessof-reinovalgg a When running goods throngh'lthe'hiachine intended for 1appin;g:-' machines 3 [and the to mount n an adjustable b raclget J awooden rolle'r J'; having spikes onflsainetokeep the connecting-links G are secured. By movy l cloth in position whenbeingru-ii onto the reel, andthus prevent crease.

rator tomemove;thelclothdf Before the Opeltorldoesso, however; a smallcott'er-pin g the fra ev j0 ,=-th ;m ai mi -m frame;- Whennotin Id at edliin dotted,filin flby-afca n anner to; the" roller'A; as sh'own' in 133 3917,

small taste? is fiued eb lowjth idisk to.

onom zeflbb -s a vot ,G? land I rml-y A ise-- hand1egjbya link-1g; provisionfbeingimade I to lock it bya-Ilever g gand pin on the con x v liiectin'gklinkagfi 'I-his arrangement prevents 0f thelarg'er class are to he 1 toproller I to fall forward and thns drawlthe I 'nei'jby'a folder. When .folded clothisbeing v passed through the. machine, it isadvisable In Figs. 1 to 3 the cloth is shown as being led through the machine for marking and reeling over a tension-rod It, around one of the stays 1c of the machine, and then onto an auxiliary guide-roller 10?, and thence around the roller A, and then between the drawing rollers I I and finally onto the reel G. When the drawing-rollers I I are used, Fig. 16, a

tension device, as shown'inFigs. 13 and 14,

is fitted between the tension-rod k and the guide-roller and consists of a pair of parallel bars K, fitted between end disks K K one of the disks K being formed with serra tions into which a pawl K works to regulate the degree of tension on the different qualities of clot-h.

The diagrams Figs. 15 and 16 show two of the principal ways of passing the cloth through the machine.

The operation of the machine is as follows: A piece of cloth is taken and led by the at tendant over the tension-rod 7.0, under the tension-rod is, under tension-roller 10 and thence around covered roller A, then between the drawing-roller I and covered roller I to the reel G, where it is wrapped around the same, say, two turns. then sets the wheels 13 B to the mark. I) b and then starts the machine by stenting'the belt F, while the other attendant at the entering end of the machine stents the belt 9' at that side, looking a handle by the bell-crank lever g when the piece is run through the machine, the yards being indicated on the dial a, as before described.

We claim as our invention 1. In a machine for measuring and marking cloth, the combination of a measuringroller, driven by the cloth drawn through the machine, and provided with projecting pads, and drawing-rollers,with a numbering-wheel having a series of type around its periphery, the said numbering-wheel being geared to and driven by said measuring-roller, and means for permitting the movement of the gear of the measuring-roller out of engagement with the gear of the numbering-wheel, substantially as described.

The one attendant 2. In a machine for measuring, marking and rolling cloth, the combination of a measuring-roller provided with pads, an indexing device operated by said roller and a numbering-wheel geared to and driven by said measuring-roller, and having a series of type around itsperiphery, mechanism for disengaging the indexing device from the measuring-roller and for disengaging the measuringroller gear from the numbering-wheel gear, the said indexing device and the said numbering-wheel being adapted to be returned to zero when disengaged, with drawing-rollers, and a winding-reel, substantially as described. V ,7

3. In a machine for measuring and marking cloth, the combination of a measuringroller, rotated by the cloth moving through the machine and provided with a brake-wheel, a driving-belt, a bell-crank lever carrying a loose pulley to act upon said driving-belt and provided with a horn to act upon the brake- Wheel of the said measu ring-roller, a nu mbering-wheel gearedto and driven by said measuring-roller, and means for permitting the disengagement of the gear of the measuringwheel from the gear of the numbering-wheel, substantially as described.

4. In a machine for measuring, marking and rolling cloth, the combination of the reel adapted to fold upward or swing outward, a pulley, and driving-belt therefor, and means for preventing the motion of the reel when outof its normal working position, said means comprising a stenting-pulley, with a bellcrank lever carrying the said stenting-pulley, a set-handle,a link connecting the said handle and the bell-crank lever, a pin on. said link and a locking-lever engaging the said pin, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

. I ROB'I. LIVINGSTON.

WM. RODGER.

-Witnesses THOMAS AITKEN, JAMES CLARK. 

